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we're streaming the governor's news conference right now at www.abc7.com. >> also, the new district attorney george gascon has his first day on the job. controversy over the job he left as police chief. terry mcsweeney at the hall of justice where the changes in law and order is causing some real drama. >> absolutely, you are talking about acting police chief, he is a friend and confident. he was brought up from los angeles when george gascon became police chief but he is getting a chilly reception. dominos started falling yesterday. take a look at the swearing in as district attorney. the decision by gavin newsom who is going to be lieutenant governor to make him district attorney came as a big surprise to a lot of people. george gascon met with his staff at 10:00 a.m. carolyn tyler is hearing what he has to say. they are getting back to assistant chief, he was right there, and now interim chief. they say it will hope it will be on an interim basis that the next chief has to be chosen in a current roster of local officers. here is what the president of the pea had to say. >> certainly they

we're streaming the governor's news conference right now at www.abc7.com. >> also, the new district attorney george gascon has his first day on the job. controversy over the job he left as police chief. terry mcsweeney at the hall of justice where the changes in law and order is causing some real drama. >> absolutely, you are talking about acting police chief, he is a friend and confident. he was brought up from los angeles when george gascon became police chief but he is getting a chilly reception. dominos started falling yesterday. take a look at the swearing in as district attorney. the decision by gavin newsom who is going to be lieutenant governor to make him district attorney came as a big surprise to a lot of people. george gascon met with his staff at 10:00 a.m. carolyn tyler is hearing what he has to say. they are getting back to assistant chief, he was right there, and now interim chief. they say it will hope it will be on an interim basis that the next chief has to be chosen in a current roster of local officers. here is what the president of the pea had to say. >> certainly they

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both speeches will be streamed at www.abc7.com. afterwards we'll have a special edition of "abc 7 news" at about 7:30. >> the intern that cared for gabrielle giffords will sit with first lady michelle obama during the state of the union. president obama called daniel hernandez at a hero at a memorial service for helping control giffords' bleeding after she was shot. she was one of 19 people shot outside a grocery store more than a week ago. six people were killed including a nine-year-old girl and a program judge. >> meantime, giffords is being treated in the intensive care unit at a houston hospital. doctors have inserted a temporary tube to drain fluid from her brain, fluid build-up is a common problem with head injuries. >> and a suspected gunman jared loughner will be back in court this afternoon in phoenix. he is charged with the attempted assassination with giffords along with other counts of attempted murder. federal prosecutors want all future hearings for loughner to be held in tucson. defense attorneys want the case moved

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